View Poll Results: Same power, same cost, I'd choose...
A V6 Camaro
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A V8 Colorado
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Camaro vs Colorado
03-28-2006, 05:00 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by jg95z28
But let's not confuse things here, shall we? The question was which would you rather have, a V6 Camaro or a V8 Colorado?
03-28-2006, 05:15 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
I'm sick of arguing with some of you over stuff that is already set in stone(engines) and other stuff that is obvious (price).....
I'll get back to this convo when the 5th gen is out........
03-28-2006, 06:31 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by stars1010
I'm sick of arguing with some of you over stuff that is already set in stone(engines) and other stuff that is obvious (price).....
I'll get back to this convo when the 5th gen is out........
How about this line up....which is conjecture, but plausible......
A DI HF V6 as base.....
Some version of a 6.0 which is as powerful as a current LS2 (but is even cleaner and gets better gas mileage) as a midlevel....
A fairly radically tuned N/A 6.2 at the top.....
3 engines.
The funny thing about stuff which is set in stone is; that it is always considered set....until it changes.
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03-28-2006, 10:21 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by Z284ever
A DI HF V6 as base.....
Some version of a 6.0 which is as powerful as a current LS2 (but is even cleaner and gets better gas mileage) as a midlevel....
A fairly radically tuned N/A 6.2 at the top.....
3 engines.
Some version of a 6.0 which is as powerful as a current LS2 (but is even cleaner and gets better gas mileage) as a midlevel....
A fairly radically tuned N/A 6.2 at the top.....
3 engines.
03-28-2006, 10:31 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by Z284ever
So I guess anyone who buys a Corvette is not interested in performance, unless they get a Z06.
I said RT and GT for a reason. Z28/SS should be made to compete with these. Z28/SS should be made to compete with the Shelby/SRT.
Not RS, unless they can magically make a V6 car that can easily compete with the V8's, I'm not buying into this little dream world.
03-28-2006, 10:55 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by HAZ-Matt
That would be quite the lineup.
A V6 putting out aroune 300-350 horses.
V8 putting out around 450-500.
Then the next year a V8 putting around 600-650 horses.
Seems like it would be a badass setup.
03-28-2006, 11:07 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by grossesexy
Yea it would wouldn't it.
A V6 putting out aroune 300-350 horses.
V8 putting out around 450-500.
Then the next year a V8 putting around 600-650 horses.
Seems like it would be a badass setup.
A V6 putting out aroune 300-350 horses.
V8 putting out around 450-500.
Then the next year a V8 putting around 600-650 horses.
Seems like it would be a badass setup.
03-29-2006, 12:10 AM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by grossesexy
Yea it would wouldn't it.
A V6 putting out aroune 300-350 horses.
V8 putting out around 450-500.
Then the next year a V8 putting around 600-650 horses.
Seems like it would be a badass setup.
A V6 putting out aroune 300-350 horses.
V8 putting out around 450-500.
Then the next year a V8 putting around 600-650 horses.
Seems like it would be a badass setup.
-285 hp
-395 hp
-465 hp
03-29-2006, 11:23 AM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by Z284ever
Here would be my numbers, again speculative...
-285 hp
-395 hp
-465 hp
-285 hp
-395 hp
-465 hp
03-29-2006, 01:26 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by stars1010
So was I a ricer for enjoying my V6 Camaro?
It wasn’t the fastest thing around but it was a cool first car……
What about my V6 now? With $100 in mods I could be beating stock LT1s….
Some of you are real tools and must have real small……well whatever….
I can appreciate different cars for different things…..Apparently some of you cant…
It wasn’t the fastest thing around but it was a cool first car……
What about my V6 now? With $100 in mods I could be beating stock LT1s….
Some of you are real tools and must have real small……well whatever….
I can appreciate different cars for different things…..Apparently some of you cant…
I understand supporting an ideal but c'mon guys!
Originally Posted by Sharker524
Owning a V6 pony car is just saying one thing:
I don't care about performance, just about looks.
I don't care about performance, just about looks.
Originally Posted by AdioSS
I sure did **** off a bunch of folks!
Can somebody tell me the cost of the Z28 option back when the Camaro was still being built?
Can somebody tell me the cost of the Z28 option back when the Camaro was still being built?
But even today on the used market Z28's are still much higher. In Florida, I can afford a damn 2002 V6. However finding a non-thrashed LS1 for a decent price is becoming harder and harder and almost worth just to wait for the damn 5th gen to come out.
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03-29-2006, 06:13 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by stars1010
Your mid V8 is prob a lil high and what about a base V6?.........
Base V6- 250 hp (which I can't see them doing more than one version of the V6 honestly, so lets just entertain this thought for fantasy)
Premium V6 - 300-325 hp
Standard V8 - 400-425 hp
SS V8 - Around 500-550 horsepower
I would actually feel pretty confident that the premium V6 and standard V8 will be within the ranges I listed.
03-29-2006, 09:18 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by Sharker524
The base corvette still hauls ***.
I said RT and GT for a reason. Z28/SS should be made to compete with these. Z28/SS should be made to compete with the Shelby/SRT.
Not RS, unless they can magically make a V6 car that can easily compete with the V8's, I'm not buying into this little dream world.
I said RT and GT for a reason. Z28/SS should be made to compete with these. Z28/SS should be made to compete with the Shelby/SRT.
Not RS, unless they can magically make a V6 car that can easily compete with the V8's, I'm not buying into this little dream world.
Especially, the part when you say - "owning a V6, (a V6 which in the context of this discussion, would outpower an LT1 or maybe even match an LS1
), means you just don't care about performance".That just makes no sense to me.
Have you even ever driven a 300 hp V6?
A 300 horse V6 in a competent chassis sounds like a pretty thrilling ride to me....and yes I care about performance.
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03-29-2006, 11:39 PM
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Re: Camaro vs Colorado
Originally Posted by Z284ever
Honestly, I'm just not getting your point at all.
Especially, the part when you say - "owning a V6, (a V6 which in the context of this discussion, would outpower an LT1 or maybe even match an LS1 ), means you just don't care about performance".
That just makes no sense to me.
Have you even ever driven a 300 hp V6?
A 300 horse V6 in a competent chassis sounds like a pretty thrilling ride to me....and yes I care about performance.
Especially, the part when you say - "owning a V6, (a V6 which in the context of this discussion, would outpower an LT1 or maybe even match an LS1
), means you just don't care about performance".That just makes no sense to me.
Have you even ever driven a 300 hp V6?
A 300 horse V6 in a competent chassis sounds like a pretty thrilling ride to me....and yes I care about performance.
V6 Owners- If you cared about performance more than you cared about looks you would have saved money for a V8 or gotten something older.
And as for the die-hard Camaro fans who just HAVE to own a new Camaro, and can't afford a V8, well, sorry. Do what you have to, but don't think that brand loyalty will boost your horsepower when a brand new mustang GT pulls up next to you at a stoplight.
Nothing I say applies to those badasses out there who buy V6s and bolt a supercharger on. Sleepers rock.